5.09.2011

ICP INFINITY AWARDS: 2011

PHOTOJOURNALISM AWARD: Adrees Latif

Marooned flood victims looking to escape grab the side bars of a hovering Army helicopter which arrived to distribute food supplies in the Muzaffargarh district of Pakistan's Punjab province August 7, 2010. The 2010 Pakistan floods left one-fifth of Pakistan, about the size of England, underwater and caused heavy destruction to property and infrastructure. The floods affected the lives of 20 million while killing nearly 2000. Photograph (c) Adrees Latif/Reuters

YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER AWARD: Peter Van Agtmael

A helicopter comes to land on an impromptu helipad built into the side of the mountain at the outpost of Aranas, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 2007. Photograph (c) Peter Van Agtmael/Magnum

"ICP's Infinity Awards were inaugurated in 1985 to bring public attention to outstanding achievements in photography by honoring individuals with distinguished careers in the field and by identifying future luminaries."